CCNA Security Exam Cram (Exam IINS 640-553)

Defining Operations Security Needs

As with any IT project, there must be a demonstrable need for the technology before its acquisition and implementation. Unfortunately, many organizations succumb to the temptation of caving in to the wish list of their IT staff and purchasing equipment without performing the required needs analysis. Many IT professionals can speak to the experience of being asked to architect a need to fit the technology rather than the other way around—architecting the technology to fit the need ... the preferred approach. There is a basic lesson to be learned here for both IT staff and their management. Without a needs analysis, followed by a gap analysis and finally a proper methodology in place for the implementation ...